The cars behind you will hear the loud pipes, the cars in front not so much. The fact is that all of those 4wheeled jacks ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU! You have to remember that every day, every mile.
-Kyle On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > I've noticed that behaviour in more than a few fellow riders too, so I > more think it's "people on the road" tend to tune others out and be > assholes... Just saying. > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:09 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > > nobody got hurt.. but he was close enough to hear my stock horn, so i can > > only assume that he could have heard HD stock pipes... but yea, drivers > tend > > to tune them out and drive like assholes anyway... and i hate the super > loud > > pipes anyway.. > > > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Depending on what kind of car he was in, being on a louder bike > >> wouldn't have helped you at all. Any of the various "high end" and > >> "luxury" cars are so isolated from outside noises that only the > >> absolute loudest of bikes is going to be able to be heard well enough > >> for you to tell it's "close." > >> > >> Add in the fact that most drivers are /annoyed/ by the super-loud > >> bikes, and annoyed drivers tend toward more aggressive, less > >> thoughtful driving, and I can only see this becoming a vicious cycle. > >> As Tim can attest, I have several times made the comment that "some > >> pipes are loud enough you /want/ to hit that guy." And remember that > >> up until a couple months ago, I was a very confirmed car-driver, and > >> diesels besides. > >> > >> Hope all is well after this, > >> > >> -Kurt > >> > >> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:55 PM, yeti <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > i wrote this out on facebook.. please follow the link, read and > >> > comment... > >> > > >> > > >> > > http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=126136737437482#!/note.php?note_id=126136737437482<http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=126136737437482#%21/note.php?note_id=126136737437482> > >> > > >> > for those without facebook... > >> > > >> > > >> > so, this morning i got a little scared on my way to work. driving > >> > through daytona (the motorcycle capital of the world!!!) and a guy in > >> > a car decided to merge right into me. now this isent big news, anybody > >> > that has driven a bike for any amount of time has had the chance to > >> > share a lane with a car. but today was different, i had krissie on the > >> > back and that makes me drive more carefully, but on top of that i > >> > dident see the guy start to come over. i was passing him in the left > >> > lane and right when i was at the drivers window he was so close i > >> > could smell hes morning coffee through the glass. i was able to find > >> > my horn button quickly (not an easy task in a rush on the wing) and he > >> > pulled back over in a rush. but not before i could react and get my > >> > foot out... > >> > > >> > my point is that i love my wing, but i cant help thinking that if i > >> > were on a louder bike (like an HD) he might have head me and not tried > >> > to merge right then. on the other hand why should i sacrifice my > >> > comfort (mostly talking hearing here) by driving a noise machine just > >> > to get other motorists to pay attention like there supposed to > >> > anyway.. guess it goes back to what one of my friends keeps saying "i > >> > would rather be wrong and alive then dead and right" > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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